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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1921

Page

5

Forbidden Valley at Forbidden Valley Auditorium shines with drama

A Randolph & De Lewis melodrama blends humor romance and youth with a hill country setting. The Lee family feud and the Mitchells drive a tense plot as love crosses old enmities in a stormy tale. Also note the death of Harry H. Jolliffe aged one year. Funeral Friday at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Randolph& de Lewis Forbidden Valley Kentucky ‘Hills Mitchells Lee Mitchell Lees Winchester Harry H. Jolliffe Richard S. Jolliffe Franck Baker Pnneumonia Mount Hebron Cemetery

Noted Star at Auditorium Wednesday

The eminent Evangelist Robert Downing stars in Ten Nights in a Bar Room at the Auditorium through Wednesday February 2. Arthur Cy Alston directs a strong cast with lively staging, fresh from a Washington D C run at Shubert Garrick.

Evangelist Robert Downing Arthur Cy Alston Mr. Downing Joe Morgan Ddwin Pilpit Stell Anicortuip Shubert-Garrick Theater Washington, D. C Shubert-Garrick Theatre Washington

Little Vivian Yancey Dies After Illness At 16

Vivian Yancey died after a brief illness in a memory hospital. She was 16, the daughter of Clyde and near Ref Yancey, and attended school briefly before falling ill. Interment was at Green Hill Cemetery in Stephens City. The Refuge community notes announce illness and family visits among neighbors.

Yancey Clyde Yancey Friendship Vivian Sch Won Ware Ots Jesse Grim Sherland Bray Myron Bray Bland Ritenowt R. N. Young Solomon Tiet Green Hill Stephens City C. E. Pifer Airfel W. T. Pifer Libbie Shryock Stephens Ity Shryock Little Marie Avis Murphy T. A. Grim and Stevens City Relavés Lester Yancey Shenandoah ‘County David Difiges Miley Murphy Refuge Dr. Williams Middletown Ida May Dorothy Beatty T. A. Steele

Studebaker Board Declares Quarterly Dividend

The Studebaker Corporation board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 1 percent on both preferred and common stock. The announcement came from New York. The payment details follow the usual schedule for the company.

Associated Press New York Studebaker

Railroad Strike Avoidance and Labor Rate Dispute

Bankruptcy continued reports roads urging immediate abrogation of an agreement setting unskilled labor at 39 to 48 1/2 cents per hour. They claim this rate exceeds other industries and harms other workers. Roads seek restored conditions as of December 31 1917. General Aterbury says many railroads now lose money and cannot cover fixed charges, suggesting possible rate increases or cost cuts.

Livestock Values Decline From 1920 Levels

The Department of Agriculture announced that farm and range livestock on January 1 were valued at 6.235 billion dollars, down from 8.507 billion in 1920, reflecting a marked decrease in livestock values.

The Associated Press Washington Department of Agriculture

Maine Governor Dies from Diphtheria

Augusta Maine January 31 Frederic H Pankhurst governor of Maine died today from a diphtheritic infection under the tongue three weeks after being attacked by the illness.

Associated Press Augusta Frederic H. Pankhurst Maine

Plan for Immense Reservoirs to Obtain Water

Residents along the Potomac Shenandoah and Great Cacapon rivers fear a government plan to build multiple large reservoirs near these streams to supply Washington with water. Reports cite two studies proposing 14 dams from West Virginia to Virginia with a total cost around 54 million dollars and multiple reservoir sites including Great Falls and Charles Town area.

Potomac Shenandoah Great Cacwpan City of Washington Clarke County Jefferson County W. Va Army Engineers Geological Survey Stitnte Great Falls Maly Great Cacapon West Virginia Virginia Pometiet Great Falls District of Columbia Maryland Tyler General Beach Falls Chain Bridge Charles Town Goose Neck Potomac River Reservoir

Winchester High Presenting Sextette Club Concert Tonight

Winchester High School offers the final concert in a series at City Hall Auditorium at 8 30. The Bostonia Sextette Club, drawn from Boston Symphony Orchestra personnel, performs classic selections. Miss Doris Hunt will give a piano solo. reservations available at Seal's music store.

Winchester High School City Hall Bostonia Sextette Club Boston Symphony Orchestra Doris Hunt Seal’s. Musicc

Death summons Mr Higginbotham at 75 in West Virginia

Charles Town West Virginia J Samuel Higginbotham a former Civil War veteran died near Rippon aged 75 He was Fayette County Pennsylvania native who moved to Jefferson County over 45 years ago prominent in the Republican party of the Eastern Panhandle He served as postmaster during President Harrigan era owner of the Turner farm on the Valley Turnpike He was active in the Masonic order and Knight Templar He leaves a daughter Mrs Henry S Baker of Washington and two sons R H Higginbotham of Jefferson County and E A Higginbotham of Colorado

Charles Town W. Va J Samuel Higginbot Rippon Fayette County Jefferson Republican Panhandle Harrigan Turner Farm Valley Turnpike

District Nurse Association Meeting Notice

The District Nurse Association will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Council Chamber City Hall on Wednesday February 2 at 4 pm. Mrs Martin Wisecarver is secretary.

District Nurse Association Council Chamber City Hall Martin, Wisecarver

Baby born to Nagels at Ellis Island changes deportation fate

An American born baby of Alfred and Mrs Nagel, Latvian diplomats, born December 11 in a New York hospital, may shield the couple from deportation. They entered four months ago on a $1000 bond expiring January 30 and the birth alters their immigration status.

Alfred Nagel New Latvian Republic Ellis Island New York Martha America Regina Nagel

Passengers Hurt In P R R Wreck Near Newcomerstown

A southbound Marietta division train derailed one mile north of Newcomerstown Ohio injuring twelve to fifteen of forty five passengers. They were taken to the Newcomerstown hospital with varying degrees of injury.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Marietta Pennsylvania Railroad Newcomerstown Tone

Language myths in Tehuacan tale confuse scholars

Professor Mena, a Mexican sclaptist, traveled to Tehuacan in 1903 to document a story about two Chinese traders in small towns who spoke their own tongue and were understood by Indians. His findings cast doubt on legends, while Japanese scholars questioned Mexican museum artifacts alleged to be identical to those used by Indians.

Mena Tehuacan Iran

Pity the Egotics and Blind Stubbornness in Sir Opinions

A reflective note on an egotist who rejects criticism and remains fixed in flawed behavior, ignoring advice and paying a dear price for folly. The passage suggests self opinion blinds him to his own faults.

Ys San

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Ich Enat Forbidden Valley Auditorium Boal Leta Bere Auditorium A Blackton Bostonia Sextette Seal’s Studebaker CO Rg & Biat Pam Potomac MR. Higginbotham Nurse Ass'n Mother End Atl Dregesis Mothertood Maby Oren Bradfield Regulator CO Der Atlanta, Ga Norma Talmadge George Eitzmaurice MacMurray and Davia Dowel Mondba Empire Gregory — Weinstein Lidwig
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